Apple leaf midge vs chainfruit

Dasineura mali compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Apple leaf midge is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple leaf midge	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cecidomyiidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dasineura	Alyxia
Species	Dasineura mali	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Apple leaf midge

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple leaf midge	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple leaf midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Apple leaf midge

The Apple leaf midge (Dasineura mali) is a species in the genus Dasineura. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.